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A multicultural anthology of writing on poverty--including stories, essays, poetry, and biographical excerpts--features the work of Sherman Alexie, Dorothy Allison, Raymond Carver, Ralph Ellison, Langston Hughes, and William Carlos Williams, among many others.
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Robert Coles, M.D., is a child psychiatrist, Pulitzer Prize-winning author, and professor at Harvard University. For his lifelong work on behalf of children, Coles received the Medal of Freedom from President Clinton. He lives in Concord, Massachusetts. Randy Testa teaches in the education department of Dartmouth College. He has written two books on the Amish community of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. Michael Coles has taught and coached inner-city children, and as a medical student took a leave of absence to do documentary writing and photography. He lives in Concord, Massachusetts.
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Adult/High School-This anthology of stories, poems, essays, and excerpts from longer works offers cross-cultural commentary about growing up in poverty in the American land of plenty. The selections represent in part a "who's who" of 20th-century ethnic American writers, from Langston Hughes and Zora Neale Hurston to Sandra Cisneros, Gary Soto, and Cathy Song. Lesser-known writers are also included. Sylvia Watanabe writes about growing up in the small villages around Maui's sugar plantations, and Andrew Lam writes from his own experiences as a Vietnamese refugee. Still other selections come from young people currently living in poverty in New York or behind bars in California detention centers. Short biographical sketches of the writers precede the selections and provide a framework for understanding their perspective. This is a powerful collection of experiences, insights, and emotions. Within these pages, the poor speak with a simplicity and eloquence that touch the soul. The book provides excellent selections to accompany American history and literature courses. In addition, the entries will provide powerful oral presentations as well as thought-provoking introductions to class discussions and debate.
Becky Ferrall, Stonewall Jackson High School, Manassas, VA
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- PublisherThe New Press
- Publication date2001
- ISBN 10 1565846230
- ISBN 13 9781565846234
- BindingHardcover
- Number of pages279
- EditorColes Robert, Testa Randy, Coles Michael H.
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